There weren't any major events today, so the topic revolved around the locust plague.
The Ministry of Revenue said that there was no need to reduce the rent. There would be no problem there. Before winter, there would be a large number of chickens and ducks.
Grain production was reduced, and meat and eggs could be eaten.
If there was still a locust plague next year, the Ministry of Appointments would be in charge of any place that wasn't dealt with properly.
The Minister of Works, Wei Zhigu, mentioned that there were still too few well-digging teams.
He requested that the Ministry of Works send people to find craftsmen to build the equipment first.
The Craftsmen's Alliance sent people to direct the work in case the drought next year was too severe and affected the wheat production.
The funds were naturally allocated to Li Longji's private savings. He had already agreed that he would pay for the well digging.
Li Longji readily agreed. "Give me the money. I have money. Spend it. If it's not enough … I'll audit how you spend it."
After the officials finished talking, Li Longji hesitated for a moment and dismissed the court.
He changed locations and looked for Yao Chong and the other three, as well as Qin Shouyi, a minister of the Si Nong Temple.
Qin Shouyi was previously the county magistrate of Wannian County. Later, he became the junior magistrate of the capital government. This time, he was transferred to the Si Nong Temple and was an upper third-rank official.
The functions of the Tang Dynasty officials overlapped too much. It felt like any department could handle a matter.
The result was that if there were benefits, all the departments that could handle it would do it. If there were problems, these departments would shirk responsibility.
The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the warehouses, the Taichang Temple was in charge, and so was the Si Nong Temple.
Li Longji asked someone to serve tea. He placed his hand on the edge of the teacup and asked with a smile, "Do you know what the yield per mu of the Tang dynasty is?"
Yao Chong closed his eyes. "Your Majesty, it's different from place to place. You didn't say what to plant."
"Mm! You're right. It seems like you know about agriculture.
Since that's the case, I order you to double the yield per mu of wheat or rice in Chang 'an within five years. "
Li Longji made things difficult for Yao Chong. You talk too much. Fine, you know. You do it.
Yao Chong took a deep breath and realized that he was wrong. He rolled his eyes and said, "I invite that place to be Ba Shui Li Family Zhuangzi."
Puff! Clang! Zhang Shuo, who had just picked up the teacup and was blowing on it, spurted out a mouthful of tea. He hurriedly put the teacup down.
"Hehe!" Lu Huaishen chuckled.
Wei Zhigu looked over with disdain, his gaze sweeping over Yao Chong's face.
Qin Shouyi: "…"
"Ha!" Li Longji laughed and said, "Good plan, Yao Qing. But you don't have to choose there. Last year, the Li Family Zhuangzi's rice was 40% higher than the rice in other places in Chang 'an, and the wheat was 30% higher."
"Your Majesty is right." Yao Chong brushed this matter aside.
"Last night, I suddenly had an idea. If this year the Western Agriculture Temple does as planned and produces results, within five years, the yield of rice or wheat per mu will double."
Li Longji stopped joking and took out a book.
Gao Lishi took it and placed it in Yao Chong's hands.
Yao Chong looked at the first page and knew that it was Li Yi's calligraphy and drawing. Li Yi's style was like this.
Li Yi's drawing was a sketch, with perspective and shadows.
It was like drawing a box, with the edges gradually shrinking inwards, giving people a three-dimensional feeling.
Yao Chong looked at it carefully, looking at the principles and steps of the hybridization. After he finished reading, he handed it to Zhang Shuo.
Yao Chong said, "Your Majesty, how many times do we have to try this?"
"There's a lot of land and a lot of people. We can always test it out. Farming won't delay, we just have to look at the flowering period." Li Longji picked up the teacup.
When he chatted with Li Yi yesterday, Li Yi had said that this was a matter of luck.
If you touched it, there was a chance of success. If you didn't, it would always be the same.
Li Yi could take out a large number of magnifying glasses, and then it would depend on how much manpower there was to search.
After Zhang Shuo finished reading, he placed it in Lu Huaishen's hands.
He said, "This subject requests that we find seeds from all over the country and have the entire capital government plant them. We have to send more than ten thousand people to search."
Lu Huaishen looked at it and gave it to Wei Zhigu.
Li Longji looked at Lu Huaishen.
Lu Huaishen said, "If wheat and rice are placed together and the wind blows, they can pollinate each other. It is possible that large grains of rice and wheat will appear.
We can use a sieve to sift through, and then plant the last batch of large ones to see if they can grow.
Li Yi can spend money to find people to shake briquettes, knead mud, pick tea leaves, and cut wormwood.
Your Majesty has so much money, it's time to benefit the people. "
Lu Huaishen thought of another seed that was affected by natural pollination.
What if there was a good one? Using a sieve to sift through, the holes in the sieve gradually increased until only the large ones were left.
As for whether the large ones were good, whether they could withstand drought, or whether they could repel insects, that was another matter altogether.
"It's like the imperial examinations, choosing the best from the worst. It's also like men and women, with the same father but different mothers, the children will also be different."
Wei Zhigu placed the book in front of Qin Shouyi.
When Qin Shouyi heard the four people's words, he realized that he had to bear the final burden.
Double in five years? What if he couldn't?
He began to flip through the book and was immediately attracted by the ideas in it. They could even consider it like this? Who was so powerful?
After he finished reading, he looked up. "Your Majesty, this is …"
"Li Yi," Yao Chong said.
"Ah, no wonder." Qin Shouyi understood. How could he not know Li Yi in Chang 'an?
Now, many people who were also called Li Yi had changed their names. Otherwise, the pressure would be too great.
In all of Chang 'an, when Li Yi was mentioned, it referred to the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Dongzhu, by the Ba River.
Now that he knew who it was, Qin Shouyi had a question. "Why not try it in the Li Family Zhuangzi?"
Lu Huaishen replied, "The Li Family Zhuangzi has too many secrets. They have too little land, so they raise crabs and toads."
"They also raised a lot of loaches this year. Although loaches can't be compared to eels, they are easy to raise. Ordinary people can raise them."
Li Longji said something.
When Li Yi cleaned up the river last year, they dug up loaches and raised them.
"Your Majesty, please order Zuo Zang to transfer enough money and grain." Qin Shouyi understood that he couldn't go to the Li Family Zhuangzi, so he made a request.
"No need for Zuo Zang. I will give it to you. If there is high-yield grain, what's a million taels of money? "
Li Longji waved his hand and said generously.
A million taels was something he didn't even dare to think about in the past, but now he directly said it.
When Qin Shouyi heard this, he only thought that His Majesty was generous.
Yao Chong said to him from the side, "If His Majesty can really take out a million taels, you don't need to spend much money. Just do your job well."
"Huh?" Qin Shouyi's eyes widened as he looked at Li Longji in disbelief.
Li Longji smiled reservedly, "Money is just a worldly possession. You don't need to worry about it."
Zhang Shuo and the other three lowered their heads at the same time.
They didn't want to say anything. His Majesty, you …
Before meeting Li Yi, would you dare to say the same thing?
Damn it, there are salt wells and gold mines. You've already started mining the gold mines.
Heaven on Earth doesn't count, the night market doesn't count, and the health fees are all for your private army.
Don't talk about a million taels, even if you shouted out ten million taels, you wouldn't be able to take it out.
You can also ask Li Yi where there are gold, silver, and copper mines.
Qin Shouyi not only didn't relax, but he also became more worried.
His Majesty spent so much money, and it was even his own money, but he still couldn't find the dead male.
Or maybe he found it, but the breeding wasn't done well, and the grain production didn't increase.
His own head …
Look, someone came up with a solution. The person who came up with the solution was Li Yi, who brought out countless useful tools.
With money, His Majesty was willing to spend a million taels.
In the end, the thing didn't come out. Whose fault was it?
"I will go arrange it now." Qin Shouyi bowed, picked up the book, and ran off. He had to hurry.
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